Ultra Boy
Ultra Boy is a male comic superhero that features in DC Comics.
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Biography
Pre-Crisis
Jo Nah was a male humanoid who was an inhabitant of the planet Rimbor in the 30th century. (Adventure Comics v1 #316)
One day, he was travelling through space when his ship was swallowed by a giant star faring energy beast. He was saved when a passing galactic patrol cruiser found him in peril and rescued him by slicing a piece of the beast off allowing Jo Nah to escape. It was later though that he discovered that the experience had changed him as Jo Nah found that the radiation from the creature had charged his body with ultra-energy. Through experimentation, he found he could channel this ultra-energy into a single superpower at any given time. With this, he made an application then to join the ranks of the Legion of Super-Heroes who accepted him into their ranks. (Adventure Comics v1 #316)
Ultra Boy and the Legion were set to have their annual vote to elect a new leader, and Saturn Girl was the first to arrive at the Clubhouse. A crystal capsule sent from the Trylop Council of Mernl dropped from the sky warning that their computers predicted a Legionnaire would die using their powers during an upcoming invasion of Earth by Zaryan the Conqueror, and Saturn Girl resolved to sacrifice herself to protect her fellow Legionnaires. She used her thought control to nudge the Legion into electing her leader, then used a rainbow bar from their treasury to make medallions with her face printed on them, and demanded every Legionnaire wear one. She demanded the Legionnaires demonstrate effective use of their powers, and was able to temporarily duplicate each member of the Legion’s powers using the medallions they wore, and proceeded to forbid them for using their powers or going on missions during a probation period because she declared they were not using their powers properly. When Zaryan began his invasion of Earth she responded, and warned the other Legionnaires not to follow her because they were on probation. The Legion thought she’d gone mad with power, but Mon-El had observed her actions from the Phantom Zone, and knew her motivations. Sunspots interfered with him communicating with the Legion, but when they lifted he filled in Lightning Lad on the situation, and he flew into space, determined to keep Saturn Girl from sacrificing herself. He blew up Zaryan’s ship with his powers, but was fatally shot with a freeze-ray. The Legion honored him by placing him in a glass coffin with lightning generated over it by a perpetual motion device, and his funeral was attended by Superboy, Supergirl and Lori Lemaris. The Legion placed a statue of Lightning Lad in their Clubhouse as a tribute to the first Legionnaire killed in action. (Adventure Comics v1 #304)
Post-Crisis
Following the Crisis on Infinite Earths, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events.
Post-Flashpoint
Following the Flashpoint, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events.
Overview
Personality and attributes
Powers and abilities
Originally, Jo Nah lacked any powers until one day his vessel was swallowed by a space faring energy beast. Though he managed to escape it, he found exposure to its radiation had charged his body with ultra-energy. Jo Nah then came to learn that he could channel this ultra-energy into various parts of his body to achieve different feats. By focusing on his eyes, he could attain different kinds of vision through his penetra-vision or alternatively he could enhance his strength to superhuman levels with his ultra-strength. Similarly, he could also attain ultra-invulnerability or ultra-speed with this power. However, he could only use one of these powers at a time. (Adventure Comics v1 #316)
Notes
- Ultra Boy was created by Jerry Siegel and Curt Swan where he made his first appearance in Superboy v1 #98 (July, 1962).
Alternate Versions
In other media
Television
- In Legion of Super Heroes, Ultra Boy appeared in the setting of the animated television series in the episode "Champions" where he was voiced by actor James Arnold Taylor.
Appearances
- Superboy v1: (1962)
- Legion of Super-Heroes:
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